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Four Tips for Celebrating Father’s Day During a Pandemic
Father’s Day is a day to celebrate all that our father figures have done for us in the past and will continue to do for us in the future. Although Father’s Day may be a little different this year, it doesn’t mean it won’t be a fun day devoted to your favorite father figure.
By Sam Larson6 years ago in Families
Lemons
Lemons Jessie sits on her bed, legs swinging, singing a loose rendition of Oranges and Lemons. Mummy is brushing her hair, dragging the brush through her smooth, dark curls, preparing them to be French plaited for school. Jessie has always favoured plaits over ponytails due to the sheer weight of her thick hair. Mummy, being a hairdresser, says it ‘distributes the weight evenly' so that she doesn’t get ‘hair-aches’.
By Tarryn Richardson6 years ago in Families
Sudden Urge
So today, I was sitting at my desk in my room watching Hawaii five-0, my daughter on the computer in the living room watching YouTube videos on Minecraft. I am not sure what it was but out of nowhere I had this sudden urge to go and cuddle my daughter. So, we cuddled under a blanket and watched Casper. Then when that was done we watched Joseph, King of dreams.
By Jessica Hawk6 years ago in Families
No Training Wheels
Today the training wheels comes off my bike & my big brother wheel take them off because the screws are too tight. As he starts wrenching away he had some things to say. Rule one learn your balance & you may fall but keep trying til you get it. Rule two you supposed to have a helmet but you don’t have one so that mean be careful and ride with sense. Rule three don’t cross the street because you not old enough plus it’s your first day without training wheels. After that his rules was tacit & he took off like he had something better to do. So there I was with my bike without no training wheels, “let’s ride”. I was practicing & gaining experience for about 45 minutes on my dead end street. Later their was two bother who was more like teenagers on their bikes as well. They where much more experience then me they rode them bikes like experts I even watch & learned small details I used as visual tips. I even tried to ride along them as they cross the street back & forth, but I will stop every time I got to the street. The fun got normal for me to ride along them & stop at street as they rode straight thru the stop sign every time. It got so normal that the little brother was following his big brother so much on them bikes over & over again. “I think they forgot a rule”. The little brother was hit by a car as his big brother across the streets after leading the joy ride the whole time. I was stunned my first day without training wheels, I was looking on as this young man breathe was leaving his body from impact of the car accident. He die right there as I stood at the stop sign looking at his brother crying knowing he got to tell his mother the news. My brother runs up behind me sad but happy it wasn’t me but I told him I listened to rule three. He hugged me & we walked the bicycle back home as the rescue & ambulance was pulling up. My first day with no training wheels was a life experience. Tell yourself what you learned from this and relate it to your life or situation & don’t forget your first day without your training wheels.
By Ervin Griffin6 years ago in Families
He's Gone
Cancer the word no ever wants to hear no matter how small it might be. The disease is a poison that consumes the ones closest to you or you yourself. The new cancer estimate for 2020 is 1.8 million people with estimated cancer deaths of 606,520. (Taken for cancer.org) These are some scary numbers to look at for anyone.
By Lisa Staires6 years ago in Families
The importance of locksmith services for Home Security
The locks are set for your own protection. But they can be trouble if you are locked out or locked in your home. So, it is a must to have a trustworthy locksmith in contact and ask them to get you out of it. Besides, we all know that locksmiths have experience in dealing with different locks and they also understand the dynamics in-depth to help you get through any hassle at any moment.
By John Reeves6 years ago in Families
Single Parent
Have you ever thought about what else this world would throw us? For me, I would love for us to get a redo on this year, I love my solitary just as much as the next. What I don't like is being forced into solitary confinement in my own home due to this pandemic. Now, with having an only child in the house being forced into solitary makes things hard. There have been times when I want to send her to her aunt’s up in Washington for a month or two just so I can get things on my plate done. But then I think, I miss my little one and that I love her goofiness. How she likes to dance and shake her little booty in a weird funny way. So I keep her with me and multitask like no other. Starting the 12th she will be out for the summer. No more school for the summer, so more fun activities to do if things open up.
By Jessica Hawk6 years ago in Families
My Brother’s Eulogy
You are a shooting star, brother. Your soul blazed brilliant. Fire and light illuminating the horizon, branding your memory on the hearts of all who witnessed. The stars that shine the brightest, carving streaks in heavenly canvas of night, in a flickering moment of awe fade out of sight.
By Billie Lynn Codi 6 years ago in Families
GUILT
It's true. What you think you know at 18, changes as you age. Maybe your feeling change, perhaps you understand things differently because of experiences you have, but either way, who you are and what you think changes. Falling in love with a narcissist blurs those lines. In fact, falling in love with a narcissist obliterates the ability to distinguish growth, reality and complete perception of what is happening to you anymore. You wont recognize who you are anymore.
By Secunda Bell6 years ago in Families
Protests
So, with being a single parent, how are able to work? Maybe we had to be let go due to business being shut down, maybe we got fired due to schools and childcare being shut down. Whatever the case may be we are struggling in trying to figure out how to care for our children with making sure they have food and a roof over their head as well as making sure we can pay for electricity.
By Jessica Hawk6 years ago in Families
